Fewer Austin students feel safe at school, new survey shows

About 4,600 students in the Austin school district, or 12 percent of students questioned, said they never feel safe at school or only feel safe “a little,” according to the annual survey done by the district.

The percentage of students who said they felt safe at school dropped 4 percentage points since the 2016-17 school year to 87 percent this year.

The 2017-18 survey, completed by more than 39,000 students across grade levels, examined various aspects of the school environment.